The Innovation Group and Auto Club Insurance Association Reinvigorate Technical Support Relationship

HARTFORD, Conn.--Dec. 1, 2005--The Innovation Group and the Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA) announced plans today to extend and strengthen their technology support relationship around The Innovation Group's Policy Administration system. Under the renewed agreement, The Innovation Group will extend software solutions that will assist ACIA's growth plans.

Hassan Sadiq, The Innovation Group's CEO, said, "Like the Auto Clubs, building long term relationships with our customers based on value and service has been our number one objective for a number of years. We are proud of our relationship with ACIA and look forward to contributing to their growth and highest standard of customer service."

The two companies began working together in 2000 and The Innovation Group has played a key role in developing the software program that supports ACIA's information technology platform for Policy Administration.

Charles H. Podowski, President and CEO of The Auto Club Group, ACIA's affiliate company, said, "We are pleased by this opportunity to continue our relationship with The Innovation Group. We look forward to the positive impact their ongoing technical support will have on our ability to provide more effective, efficient service to our customers."

The Innovation Group's growing U.S. operations are based in Hartford, Conn., and global operations for the group are headquartered near London, England. Auto Club Insurance Association is an affiliate of the Dearborn, Mich.-based company, The Auto Club Group.

About The Innovation Group

The Innovation Group (LSE:TiG) delivers profit improvement solutions for the insurance and associated industries through technology and specialized business process outsourcing solutions. The Innovation Group's policy, claims and conversion technology solutions are recognized as robust and advanced, providing efficiency and costs benefits resulting in a 5-to-20 percent profit improvement. TiG technology is proven in many of the world's leading insurance carriers. For more information, please visit www.tigplc.com.